The nurse is preparing to apply a topical cream on the arm of a cognitively impaired,anorexic older adult patient in the terminal stage of lung cancer.The nurse carefully monitors the effectiveness of the medication because its effectiveness will be most negatively impacted by the patient's
A) age.
B) cognitive limitations.
C) nutritional status.
D) cancer diagnosis.
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